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8 September 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Seoul, South Korea

8 Sep 2025, 03:11
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Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse, in Seoul
Begins: Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 00:28
Maximum: Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 03:11 1.362 Magnitude
Ends: Mon, 8 Sep 2025, 05:55
Duration: 5 hours, 27 minutes

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

8 September 2025 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Seoul

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Seoul. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (KST) for Seoul.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
00:28 Mon, 8 Sep
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction South 181°
45.0°
01:27 Mon, 8 Sep
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction South-southwest 200°
43.1°
02:30 Mon, 8 Sep
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Southwest 219°
37.1°
03:11 Mon, 8 Sep
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction Southwest 229°
31.7°
03:52 Mon, 8 Sep
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 238°
25.4°
04:56 Mon, 8 Sep
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-southwest 250°
14.6°
05:55 Mon, 8 Sep
Penumbral Eclipse ends The Earth's penumbra ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West.
Map direction West 259°
4.0°

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Seoul. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.


Eclipses and Transits Visible in Seoul

Eclipse Visibility From SeoulVisibility Worldwide
14 Mar 2025 Penumbral Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
8 Sep 2025 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
3 Mar 2026 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
21 Feb 2027 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
7 Jul 2028 Partial Lunar EclipsePartial Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Seoul, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

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